The Deserter and the Nomads (1968)
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
Director:
Juraj Jakubisko
Writers:
Juraj Jakubisko, Karol Sidon, Ladislav Ťažký.
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Ferencz Gejza as Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as Martin (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Helena Gorovová as Lila (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Alexandra Sekulová as Mara (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Albert Vojtech Pagáč as Bergman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Augustín Kubán as White Rider (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Václav Kovařík as Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Štefan Pettö as Cripple (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Mikuláš Cincula as Scarred (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Gejza Spišák as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Alexander Kautnik as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Ján Švec as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") |
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Magda Vášáryová as Dominika (segment "Dominika") |
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Ferdinand Vilím as Michal (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Vronská as (segment "Dominika") |
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Samuel Adamčík as Porun (segment "Dominika") |
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Ján Gubala as (segment "Dominika") |
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Augustín Kubán as Death (segment "Dominika") |
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Juraj Kukura as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ivan Krivosudský as (segment "Dominika") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ivan Macho as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ľudovít Reiter as (segment "Dominika") |
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Jozef Šikuta as (segment "Dominika") |
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Ľudovít Šarkózy as (segment "Dominika") |
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Gejza Sedlák as (segment "Dominika") |
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Františka Horková as (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Maiová as (segment "Dominika") |
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Roman Ondiáš as (segment "Dominika") |
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Arpád Rigo as (segment "Dominika") |
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Oľga Adamčíková as Old Woman (segment "Pútnici") |
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Peter Debnár as Groom (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ferencz Gejza as Kalmán (segment "Pútnici") |
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Helena Gorovová as Lila (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mikuláš Ladižinský as Martin (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ina Gogálová as Ivka (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ondrej Bendík as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Vojtech Brablec as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Dvořáková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Štefan Felinger as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Grabanová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Anton Heumann as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Hudec as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Hyža as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ján Jakubisko as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Lešková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Lukáčová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Michal Laube as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Terézia Malíková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jana Ňachajová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jozef Rehák as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Mária Ščurková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Jana Stehnová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Helena Šestáková as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Anna Varechová as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Alžbeta Zákutná as (segment "Pútnici") |
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J. Biháry as (segment "Pútnici") |
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D. Farkaš as (segment "Pútnici") |
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Ladislav Fecko as Kalmán (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ida Rapaičová as Lila (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Jela Lukešová as Mara (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Július Vašek as Bergman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ľudovít Ozábal as White Rider (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Štefan Janči as Crippled Christ (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Eduard Bindas as Cripple (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Michal Safko as Scarred (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Ernest Kostelník as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
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Jozef Kuchár as Policeman (segment "Zbehovia") (voice) |
| Directing | Juraj Jakubisko | Director |
| Writing | Karol Sidon | Story |
| Production | Ladislav Ondreička | Production Manager |
| Writing | Juraj Jakubisko | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Liďáková | Costumer |
| Art | Oľga Maiová | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdenka Bočánková | Costumer |
| Camera | Alfréd Kern | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stanislav Doršic | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Juraj Jakubisko | Story |
| Directing | František Velecký | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Karol Sidon | Screenplay |
| Art | Ivan Vaníček | Production Design |
| Writing | Ladislav Ťažký | Story |
| Sound | Alexander Pallós | Sound |
| Art | Ludovít Chudý | Property Master |
| Production | Štefan Pytel | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Tatiana Hentzová | Script |
| Art | Milan Tardík | Property Master |
| Directing | Ján Gogál | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Stanislav Daníček | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Oľga Maiová | Assistant Production Design |
| Crew | Helena Mešková | Script |
| Production | Gejza Nagy | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Stanislav Doršic | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Karol Sidon | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tibor Michalčík | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Directing | Tibor Michalčík | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ladislav Ťažký | Screenplay |
| Production | Turi Vasile | Producer |
| Camera | Juraj Jakubisko | Director of Photography |
| Production | Moris Ergas | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Anýžová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Imrich Waczulík | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Maximilián Remeň | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mária Grandtnerová | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |